Arizona Laws 32-1432. Teaching license
A. A board approved school of medicine in this state or a teaching hospital’s accredited graduate medical education program in this state may invite a doctor of medicine to provide and promote professional education through lectures, clinics or demonstrations. The doctor of medicine is prohibited from opening an office or designating a place to meet patients or receive calls relating to the practice of medicine in this state outside of the facilities and programs of the approved school or teaching hospital.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1432
- Active license: means a valid and existing license to practice medicine. See Arizona Laws 32-1401
- Approved school of medicine: means any school or college offering a course of study that, on successful completion, results in the degree of doctor of medicine and whose course of study has been approved or accredited by an educational or professional association, recognized by the board, including the association of American medical colleges, the association of Canadian medical colleges or the American medical association. See Arizona Laws 32-1401
- Board: means the Arizona medical board. See Arizona Laws 32-1401
- Doctor of medicine: means a natural person holding a license, registration or permit to practice medicine pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-1401
- Medicine: means allopathic medicine as practiced by the recipient of a degree of doctor of medicine. See Arizona Laws 32-1401
- Teaching license: means a valid license to practice medicine as a full-time faculty member of an approved school of medicine or a teaching hospital's accredited graduate medical education program. See Arizona Laws 32-1401
B. To receive a teaching license, the doctor of medicine shall:
1. Complete an application as prescribed by the board.
2. Pay all required fees.
3. Meet the basic requirements of section 32-1422 except for those relating to completing an approved hospital internship, residency or clinical fellowship program.
C. A teaching license is limited to a one year period. The doctor of medicine may reapply annually for no more than a total of four years. With each reapplication the doctor of medicine must submit all required fees and a petition from the school or teaching hospital asking the board for continuation of the teaching license.
D. The holder of a teaching license is not exempt from the requirements of this chapter with the exception of the training and examination requirements of this article.
E. A doctor of medicine holding a current teaching license at an approved school of medicine may convert that license into an active license by filing an application and meeting all applicable requirements of this article.